Politicians from National Council Visit Moscow

Two senior members of an opposition coalition, National Council, left for Russia on April 22 to hold meetings with lawmakers from Russia’s lower house of parliament, State Duma.

Koba Davitashvili, leader of Party of People and Kakha Kukava, co-leader of Conservative Party, said their trip was organized by the Georgian diaspora in Russia. Koba Davitashvili said that apart of meetings with Russian lawmakers, meetings with representatives of the Georgian community were also planned.

He said before departure that resources, including financial, of the Georgian diaspora in Russia should be used for lobbying in Russia in order to help shape public opinion in Russia, which would be favorable for Georgia and eventually for restoration of Georgia’s territorial integrity.
 
Ex-PM Zurab Nogaideli, whose party Movement for Fair Georgia, is part of National Council, has visited Moscow for number of times in recent months; in December he met with Russia’s PM Vladimir Putin and in February his party signed a cooperation agreement with Russia’s ruling party.

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